World Golf Tour

Slocum sneaks into top 125, makes playoffs

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It wasn’t easy – rarely is, when the opportunity to compete for $10 million is on the line – but Heath Slocum managed to sneak into the top 125 and qualify for the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs.

Starting the week at No. 128 in the FedEx Cup standings, Slocum tied for 31st at the Wyndham Championship to finish 124th in points and become the only player to move from outside to inside the FedEx Cup bubble during the regular-season finale.

Though Slocum played his final six holes Monday in 4 over par, it was enough to advance to The Barclays at Bethpage Black, which begins Thursday.

Interestingly, Slocum has been in this exact position before. In 2009, he was 124th in FedEx points after the regular season ended, but won the following week at The Barclays and eventually finished eighth.

“I think what I did last time (in 2009) kind of frees you up,” Slocum told reporters Monday. “You really have nothing to lose. I remember I went into that week just completely free, no expectations. I just went and played golf.

“It’s a lesson to be learned from. If I can execute, obviously a ‘W’ would be fantastic. But at this point, I’m just trying to get things back on track and get to playing the golf that I’ve been playing in my career and that I expected from myself.”